Sparks' Linebarger sets age group record in pole vault

LINEBARGER SETS RECORD IN POLE VAULT

Mikayla Linebarger, 13, of Sparks, set an American age group national record in the pole vault on Dec. 1, by clearing 12 feet 1.5 inches at the Jackson Open in Boise, Idaho hosted by Boise State University.

Nevada senior Caitlin Owen, a North Valleys graduate, was second at 11-5.75

Linebarger's previous best was 10-6 set last summer at the USATF National Junior Olympic Championship in Baltimore, MdD where she placed second. Linebarger, an eighth grader at Mendive Middle School in Sparks, now has her sights set on a 13-year-old World Record. The world record for that age group is 12-11˝.

Alexis Romero, a junior from Wooster, placed third at the Jackson Open, Tasha Black, a senior from McQueen placed fifth and Zack Supple, a senior from McQueen placed second. These Raise The Bar Pole Vault Club athletes were the only HS/Jr. High competitors and all the rest were college age.

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- Staff reports

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Sparks' Linebarger sets age group record in pole vault

LINEBARGER SETS RECORD IN POLE VAULTMikayla Linebarger, 13, of Sparks, set an American age group national record in the pole vault on Dec. 1, by clearing 12 feet 1.5 inches at the Jackson Open in

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